Lao Brewery (Beerlao)

Commercial Brewery in Vientiane, Laos 🇱🇦
Owned by Carlsberg Group International Head Office

Established in 1973

Contact
Km.12 Thadeua Road, Hatsayfong District, Vientiane, Laos
Description
Lao Brewery Co Ltd was established in 1973 and is now a joint venture company owned by the Carlsberg Group and the Lao government. The company has grown significantly over the past 20 years and now has more than 2500 employees. It is highly rated in Laos.

The flagship of the company is Beerlao - a strong national beer brand with a 95% market share that has received international awards for quality.

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5.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sampled from bottle @ Deanso. Clear amber to dark red color, small off-white head. Smell and taste malts, raisins, sweetness, slightly caramel, dark malts. Low body, low carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2013 at 12:32

3/10
Tried on 09 Feb 2013 at 19:48

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
330 mL bottle. Dark brown with a medium, beige, creamy head. Nice honey notes, vanilla, caramel, and dates. Very sweet, and a little sour. Light to medium body, sticky, and a little watery. This is a pretty nice dark lager.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2013 at 19:22

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle poured into a shaker at some Asian Fusion restaurant. Pours a clear gold with minimal head. Drinks pretty clean. Light, grassy flavors. Overall, not bad. Nothing to seek out, but quite drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2013 at 21:28

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Pale golden colour. Thin, watery, slightly medicinal. I can taste the rice, slight Sake taste.
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2013 at 13:21

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2012 at 13:20

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
33cl bottle at a Chinese joint in Brussels. Dorée claire, col blanc fin. Arôme est malté carapils léger avec une amertume quasi absente et ce profile grains/riz laissant un bouquet soufflé/doux. Palais reste malt tout en n’étant pas prédominant sur ce profile caramel léger et pâle. Ici juste le riz ajoute une dimension assez sympa et au final la bière est agréable à boire sauvée en partie par le riz. Côté amer houblonné reste modéré. Peut-être juste un effet de l’ambiance et de la nourriture, mais la bière était, pour le style, sympa à boire.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2012 at 13:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8
Smaczne piwo o brązowo-czerwonym kolorze. Ciemne piwa egzotyczne są jednak trochę przesłodzone ale mimo to niezła ciekawostka smakowa
Tried on 02 Nov 2012 at 10:24

2.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Bottle. Pale yellow, small fizzy white head that dissipates quickly with minimal lacing. Aroma is grain, corn syrup, straw. Flavor is the same, with a strange metallic, almost astringent bitterness. Not so great, but country number 60.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2012 at 10:36

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Shared 330 ml bottle at local tasting. ABV is 6.5%. Dark reddish brown colour, moderate off-white head. Unusual aroma, marzipan / artificial almond flavouring, some caramel and rice. The flavour has some caramel malts, but is not very sweet. Hints of almond essence again. Esoteric, but not a great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2012 at 09:11